The Philadelphia Phillies are well on their way to another deep playoff run with their current core of star players, which includes roster staples like Bryce Harper, Trea Turner and Aaron Nola.

But this could very well be their final season with these familiar faces, as the likes of Kyle Schwarber, JT Realmuto and Ranger Suarez face free agency at the end of the season. The Phillies could opt to bring any of those veterans back, but this coming winter might be a good time to reset with some fresh faces.

And looking ahead to the potential options, the Phillies could be a match for a young Japanese third baseman who plans to join Major League Baseball next year.

“Although the Philadelphia Phillies don’t have an extensive reputation for signing Japanese players, (Munetaka) Murakami makes plenty of sense,” Jake Elman wrote for FanSided, predicting that the Phillies “should have interest” in the star player. “Alec Bohm only has one year of team control left and, outside of last year’s All-Star season, is mostly a replacement-level player. Murakami certainly sounds worth the risk, even more so if Kyle Schwarber departs in free agency.”

Murakami is one of the best young players in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball league, earning two Most Valuable Player Awards there in recent seasons. As a result, MLB Trade Rumors’ Steve Adams projected that he could be in line for a $300 million contract when he joins MLB.

And that projection got some extra credence after New York Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns made the move to scout Murakami in person recently.

The Mets might see Murakami as an heir to Pete Alonso at first base, given their homegrown slugger’s own pending free agency. But even with the Mets and other big-league teams looming, the Phillies are a strong match for Murakami next year.

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